MONTREAL The final two minutes had plenty of drama. A shot by Brent Burns that clanked off the post. Another 16 seconds later by Logan Couture that appeared to beat Montreal goalie Carey Price before deflecting away off the knob of his stick.
Had...

MONTREAL Had Brent Burns shot in the game's final two minutes gone off the post and in the net, the Sharks would likely have pulled at least a point out Saturday night.
But it didn't, the Sharks lost 2-0 to the Montreal Canadiens and now San Jose has...

BOSTON — The Montreal Canadiens continued their mastery over the rival Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Corey Price stopped 33 shots and the Canadiens, who have the best record in the NHL, beat the Bruins for the ninth time in the last 10 regular-...

BOSTON -- The Montreal Canadiens continued their mastery over the rival Boston Bruins on Saturday night with a 2-0 victory.
Carey Price stopped 33 shots and the Canadiens, who have the best record in the NHL, beat the Bruins for the ninth time in the...

NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers haven't played all that well over the first two months of the season, but if their past two games are any indication, they may be close to turning things around.
Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves and the Rangers dominated a weary Montreal Canadiens club from start to finish in a 5-0 drubbing Sunday night at Madison Square Garden.
It was the second straight shutout for the Rangers, who blanked the Philadelphia Flyers 2-0 here Wednesday.
"These past two games...

Scoring champion and MVP Sidney Crosby and goal-scoring champ Alexander Ovechkin have more in common than shiny trophies. Both Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins and Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals have a new coach and general manager.
The Penguins, who squandered a 3-1 series lead over the New York Rangers in the second round of the playoffs, hired Mike Johnston for his first NHL head coaching job and appointed former Carolina executive Jim Rutherford their GM.
After missing the playoffs, the...

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MONTREAL — Rangers center Chris Kreider didn’t make much room for regret.
On Monday when Kreider addressed reporters, the news that Canadiens goaltender Carey Price would miss the rest of the series was still sinking in in the Rangers locker room.
Kreider, who slid into Price on a breakaway during Game 1 and caused an apparent right leg injury, was asked if there was anything he would have done differently given Price’s status.
“I look back on it and think I wish I would&...

One season under the NHL’s realigned conference setup probably was enough for Eastern teams to veto future additions from the West.
The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets, who moved from the West to the East before this season, won their new conference’s two wild-card playoff berths. The Red Wings will make their 23rd consecutive postseason appearance, and the Blue Jackets will make their second appearance in franchise history.
First place in the East — and overall —...

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MONTREAL — Still glistening with moisture, the game puck from Martin Jones' second consecutive shutout sat behind him in the Kings' locker room at the Bell Center on Tuesday. Someone had grabbed it as a souvenir after the team's 6-0 rout, a gesture that created a pleasant problem for...